South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-13


This Department is the peoples. We coatfol
bu, do not dirsctit Correspondents masi
sssume the responsibility Of their letters
RoaSEY. May IL.
Mr.. Editor:-You will please
note the death of our worthy friend
and highly esteemed citizen. Evan
Hiett, of Hanging Rock. He died
at his daughters on Back Greek,
last Monday. May 9th. Ills many
relatives and friends have our sym-
patty. X. r. NJ.
Mr. Iliett was one of Hampshire's
best citizens and we are sorry to
record bic death.
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RoNxRY, Nay IL.
Editor Intelligeucer wv hatever
others may think. We are Satisfied
that Superintendent Shawen is not
seeking his bread and butter" in
working for q reelection to the
Office he now fills. He has always
made Lis living BY the sweat of an
honest brow, and, thanks to his
persevering application and saga-
city, has had q reasonable degree
Of success i'm whatever he has un-
dertaken. Like some other PEG.
pie, We do not like to see man too
windy; but we think it's good
idea for him to be breezy enough
to remove the effect of all dispe.-
aging innuendoes in which the min
ions OF adverse parties may in
dulge.
SPRINGFIELD. May IL.
The heaviest rain we have had
for nineteen years fell here Sunday
morning. Hill lands are badly
washed and some of tie roads al
most impossible.
The work of tearing down the
old Presbyterian chuic CHI will he
completed to-day. The new build
ing will be erected at once.
DIR. II. Workman, of near Key
ser, has located here. DR.. A. Wall
has his office in town now.
Mrs. Fannie Taylor, of South
Branch depot, visited friends here
Mon ay and Tuesday. Mra. Nj.
j. Moore is suffering from malaria.
Dr.. j. w. Hartigan, of Piedmont,
was over 10 see her Friday.
r. K. GUTHRIE.
So
SLANEsvILLE, May 10.
Editor IntelligeLcer Owing to
recent rains, but very little corn
has cen planted The Fahs land
was sold Saturday 7th, by Henry
q Gilkeson, Esq. 1T was sold in
six lots, VIZ house and lot in town
IL II. Hickman $50; s. ii. Lar
gent 90 acres, sl55 Airs. Fahs AZ
acres $500; Robert Edwards 90
acres $500; Isaac Hickman 100
acres 5000; DR. X. ! aylor 1875
acres $500. II. Nj. Hickman ex-
poets To repair the house, build
shop, and do all kinds of jobbing.
Mr.. Joseph w Arlington OK. ects to
return here aud to be candidate
for re- election TO the office of May
or. Mr.. Henderson says water isl
quite abundant and business lively
at the mills, and tie only obstacle
TO prevent the progress or his blu.
slness is the ant of a bridge at the
Williams ford. Mics Ella johnson
has returned from Kansas where
she Las been teaching and looking
ont location for the last five |
She says tie finest busi-
ness in that State is the growing of
melons; that they have d new kind
but there is nothing peculiar about
The shape, color and growth, but
the pecuiIarity consists n the pro.
uslon abundance and deliciousness
ot the melon, growing almost spon
'aneously and with but little cult
vation. She thinks the melon could
De successfully grown in Virginia.
and Will furnish circular with full
Erection free to any sending stamp,
nc. She expects to return to Kan
'as SOON and engage in the business.
DR.. Garden will preach the funeral
Df Mr.. s. Bennett, at Salem, SUM-
lay. May 90, 3 p. m. Respectfully,